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Vintage Glamour and New Trends

As a lover of all thing glamorous I can’t help having a love of all things vintage.

I guess I wear something vintage every day even if it’s only the bag I carry or a brooch that I pin to my lapel. I love mixing it up as all good fashionistas do – a little bit of designer, high street and vintage to get my look.

As we know so many designers are inspired by past collections but I think that it is an amazing way to interpret the current trends whilst wearing something different that you will never see on anyone else. I like to find a fabulous dress from a 50’s cocktail frock to a flowing 70’s with a pair of great shoes; Tamara Mellon and Rachel Zoe, as well as Kate Moss does so this really well.

A recent article in British Vogue said that their was something out there for everyone and I think this is true – many women feel that vintage is for the young fashionista’s and students and that it doesn’t translate to their every day work life – but what could be more fabulous for the office than a sharp fitted 40’s or 50’s suit and how many times have they trawled around the shops for the perfect outfit for a party or wedding only to turn up to find someone else wearing the same dress.
Getting the mix right is the hardest thing to do, you don’t want to look as though you are going a fancy dress party (Unless you are going to one!)
One site to check out is Shrimpton Couture – Cherie has a fantastic eye and knows her stuff – check out her blog and unique sense of style. I love the Atelier Mayer site – the Style Me feature is such fun.
So how do you get the mix right – here is some of my favourite vintage pieces and how I going to work them for Autumn/Winter.

Gold vintage skirt – vintage, white shirt Thomas Pink, vintage chain belt and Jimmy Choo’s. Runway inspiration – all the metalics.

Teal blue Travilla dress with Nine West platform sandals. Runway Inspiration – teal the hot new colour.

Vintage YSL leather skirt, black polo neck Zara, necklace Top Shop, Black shoes Dune and opaque tights.- Runway Inspiration Michael Kors.

Vintage beige and black trim dress, Moc Croc boots and vintage Dior bag. Runway Inspiration: Bottega Veneta – nude shades and classic dresses.

Vintage grey velvet dress, Top Shop shoes, Primark bag, earings House of Fraser. Runway influence – Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren.

Vintage print dress, belt Primark and shoes Bertie. Runway Influence -vivid shades of teal, viridian and grape seen at Vivienne Westwood Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs.
I am sure that I will create many more outfits throughout the season – I will post some more as I wear them and tell you of their outings.

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2 Comments

  • theswellelife.com says:
    25th August 2009 at 3:19 am

    What fabulous pieces you have! I love seeing what others have in their wardrobe, especially when it’s as good as this. I love the mix of high street, high end and vintage, and you put together a mean outfit! Will you be doing any styled posts so we can see it all on you? The outfits as you have them all laid out are great, however! Can’t wait to see more!

    Denise xx

    Reply
  • pixiwoo says:
    27th August 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Awesome post Karen.

    Reply

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